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BJS Editor Assistant Bursary 2019

BJS wishes to encourage young surgeons to take an interest in medical publishing. To this end the BJS Society has established Editor Assistant bursaries. It is envisaged that suitable applicants will be at or near the end of higher surgical... Read more

14 Mar 2019

Funding for Women's Leadership Development

Funding of up to £1,000 for coloproctology sector women availableWomen & Leadership International is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across the UK’s coloproctology sector. The campaign is... Read more

7 Mar 2019

ACPGBI Executive Strategy 2019

"The ACPGBI Executive Strategy encompasses all that is best about our professional organisation, building on our strengths, embracing change and planning for the future. We look forward to welcoming you all in Dublin for our 2019 annual meeting... Read more

12 Feb 2019

Designer makeover for colostomy bags

Stephanie Monty is working on a two-year project to produce ‘designer’ stoma bags, and takes her inspiration from tattoos and nice underwear. Bowel & Cancer Research teams up with Stephanie to add style to stomasStephanie Monty is using her... Read more

31 Jan 2019

Peristeen transanal irrigation system

Peristeen (Coloplast) is a transanal irrigation system for managing bowel dysfunction.The company's instructions for use in this indication recommend that it should be used every other day to empty the rectum and distal sigmoid colon, in order to... Read more

30 Jan 2019